Orgyia definita
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Orgyia |
| Species: | O. definita |
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| Orgyia definita | |
The definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth (Orgyia definita) is a moth of the family Erebidae found from Minnesota to New Brunswick and south to South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[2][1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males; females are wingless. Adult males are brown with a darker pattern and some white markings.
The larvae feed on Salix, Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus, Betula, Acer rubrum, and Hamamelis virginiana. They have a yellow head, prothoracic, plate and dorsal glands. The body is covered in whitish hairs and the verrucae (wart-like structures on the body) are pale yellow.
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Larva in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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